Create a thread to answer one question from each section. Give feedback to minimum 2 students.
Section 1 Respiratory System
Section 22.2 Pulmonary Ventilation
1.In about five sentences, and in your own words, describe the phenomenon of hyperventilation.
2. Which of the following two statements is more accurate? Explain with about five sentences. 1) Your chest expands because you inspire (inhale) air, or 2) You inspire (inhale) air because your chest expands.
3 (a) Can you inspire air if your thoracic cavity is prevented from expanding? Explain. (b) Is muscle contraction necessary for inspiration? For expiration? (c) Since at high altitude the atmospheric pressure is lower, what effect would that have on the amount of work required for inspiration? For expiration?
Section 22.4 Respiratory Disorders
4. In about five sentences, and in your own words, describe asthma.
5. In about five sentences, and in your own words, describe emphysema.
6. In about five sentences, and in your own words, describe the effects of smoking on the lungs.
Section 2 Digestive System